It didn't take long for Ma Jinzhong to bring the news of launching a general offensive. Jin Shenghuan was finally relieved. The time for the final showdown finally arrived. Zuo Liangyu even handed over his own ship to him. With such trust, for
How can the general not die in service?
But Jin Shenghuan immediately thought of what happened in Zaoyang before. He was obviously used to the killing behavior of the Zuo Army, but because the killing in Zaoyang was to seize the ship, and the captured ship was now used in the attack.
City. Therefore, the melancholy in Jin Shenghuan's heart is far greater than before.
After he breaks through Suizhou, there will probably be a massacre even more tragic, more cruel, and more brutal than that of Zaoyang.
Jin Shenghuan was an old man from Dongjiang Town. When Pidao fell, the Qing army also massacred on the island, killing at least more than 10,000 people. Pidao had a small population, only tens of thousands. It can be said that most of them and
Kim Sheng-hwan at least has a familiar relationship.
More than 10,000 people were killed like dogs, but what was the use of him escaping into the pass? He followed General Zuo, and how many people have he killed over the years?
They are said to be rebels, they are said to be bandits, they are said to be traitors.
In fact, it is nothing more than the people.
"After the city of Suizhou is destroyed, how many more people will we kill?"
Jin Shenghuan suddenly asked Ma Jinzhong a question in a daze. The rebel general was stunned for a moment and almost didn't know how to answer. Ma Jinzhong looked at the fierce battle under the water gate in the river, and there were many ship fragments broken by the defenders.
He frowned and replied:
"Let's wait until the city is broken. Who knows if we can break the city now? If we can wipe out the rebels this time and seize enough food, maybe we won't have to kill too many people and rob too many things."
Jin Shenghuan also knew that Ma Jinzhong's words were completely empty talk. Who among them did not understand the military discipline of the Zuo Army? After the city was broken, there would definitely be no chickens or dogs left in Suizhou.
But he is a military general, a direct lineage general promoted by Zuo Liangyu.
Jin Shenghuan can only die for his confidant!
He said calmly: "I will break this door for the general."
Immediately after taking command of Zuo Liangyu's ship, the rest of the fleet that had been hidden behind were all thrown into the battle. In order to prevent Liu Xiyao from using his water ghost troops to snipe the officers and soldiers, Jin Shenghuan also carefully selected a group of masters.
A water-based warrior is bare-chested and armed with a single sword, ready to jump into the river at any time and fight with thieves.
This attack was many times more violent than the previous tentative offensive. Jin Shenghuan knew Zuo Liangyu's strategy of attacking from the east to the west, so he had to ensure an absolute victory without any possibility of wavering before the defenders in the city mobilized troops to help!
The future of Zuozhen's 200,000 soldiers and horses now all rests on his shoulders. When the battle has reached this point, there is no room for any strategy or tactics anymore, and everything has become a battle of flesh, blood, ships, and firepower.
son.
Resources are being consumed, blood is being consumed, and the flesh and blood of officers, soldiers, and bandits are being consumed.
The defenders seemed to finally realize that this offensive was different from the past. Their artillery fire was many times more violent than before. They almost no longer considered the life cycle of the artillery, and desperately fired cannons to counterattack despite the risk of exploding the barrel.
Countless iron bullets and projectiles exploded into the water on the river. The ships at the front were all torn to pieces by the cannonballs, and canvas, hemp ropes, and nails were scattered all over the middle of the water.
Jin Shenghuan had a cold and expressionless face as he ordered: "Come to the front with all the ships. All the ships will launch and fight to the death."
The warships, as well as the plundered civilian ships and merchant ships, all surged at this moment. The river seemed to be blocked by floating wooden cities. Thousands of ships launched together with a horrifying momentum, and the sky was filled with arrows and iron.
The lead pellets were shot together at the Nanshui Gate.
The earth shook and the sky shook. The defenders immediately suffered numerous casualties, and people kept falling into the water. The water ghost troops organized by Jin Shenghuan also jumped into the water against the defenders' offensive, killing the struggling rebel soldiers one after another.
Seeing that the offensive was about to succeed, Jin Shenghuan's cold face finally moved, and a hint of joy appeared. But before he could laugh, the defenders immediately concentrated their artillery and bombarded fiercely in the direction of the ship.
A cannonball hit the oar, and more than a dozen officers and soldiers fell into the water unsteadily. Jin Shenghuan himself was scratched on the cheek by flying sawdust.
Zuo Zhen's most important general finally lost his due composure. The tenacity of the defenders far exceeded his expectations. Is it really possible to capture Nanshuimen if this battle continues?
Liu Xiyao and Jin Shenghuan were thinking about similar questions on top of the city wall.
If we continue to fight like this, can we really defend Nanshuimen?
The envoys he sent to request reinforcements have yet to return, and there are not many defenders left at Nanshuimen, and everyone is injured. The situation has become so serious that even Liu Xiyao, who personally went to the front line, could not fill the front line!
Without reinforcements, everything will be over.
However, Liu Xiyao is still calmer than Jin Shenghuan. After all, he is the leader of the "rogue bandit". In Liu Xiyao's "rogue" career, he has encountered many more critical and bleak moments than now. So his fighting spirit
There was no wavering at all, and he was still able to efficiently organize the remaining soldiers to defend.
It's just...it's just that the time when the oil will run out is not far away, if there is no reinforcement.
Liu Xiyao didn't know that his good brother He Jin had made a wrong judgment. He didn't know, and Bai Wang didn't know either. The mobilization of reinforcements in the city was delayed because of this.
When the situation was at stake, Chen Kexin, the third person in Suizhou's leadership team, was the first to react. Although he did not go to the city wall to participate in the battle, he was busy mobilizing supplies in the city and also contributed a lot. Liu Xiyao sent to request reinforcements
The messenger told Chen Kexin the news halfway, and Chen Zhoumu immediately organized thousands of young men to reinforce Nanshuimen without saying a word.
The arrival of this new force suddenly changed the situation.
Although these temporarily organized young men seriously lack combat experience and do not have enough weapons and armor, as long as they are responsible for repairing the city walls and throwing heavy objects, they can pose a great threat to the officers and soldiers attacking the city, and they can also make them
Liu Xiyao freed up a lot of energy.
"Suizhou is alive!"
Liu Xiyao gasped for air, and Jin Shenghuan was about to hold his breath.
"Is the big thing over?"
Just when Jin Shenghuan was suffering from intracranial ischemia and his eyes were turning black, Ma Jinzhong sent new news.
"The general has given an order to stop the siege! The navy is temporarily staying in the camp. You and I will stay at the camp with 10,000 troops and monitor Suizhou. The general is going to lead the remaining troops to withdraw from the siege and go north!"
"What!?"
Ma Jinzhong's words made Jin Shenghuan find it difficult to understand. The war had reached this point, why did the siege suddenly have to be withdrawn?
"Isn't this a waste of all our efforts!"
Ma Jinzhong smiled bitterly and said: "Huchen, things are bad. Ye Bushou found several smokes from bandits cooking in the north. According to the information from various explorations, Chuangniji may have ambushed a considerable force in the north.
If we hadn't accidentally discovered the smoke and been stabbed like this at the critical moment of our attack on the city. Huchen, you have been in the army for so many years, don't you know what kind of end this would be?"
Jin Shenghuan was completely stunned by the news. How could Li Laiheng be so ruthless and bold in his military use? Didn't the Chuang army only have 20,000 people? How could he dare to divide his troops and ambush in the north!
It was really too dangerous. If the scouts hadn't accidentally discovered the traces of the ambush of the intruders, Zuozhen would have been very likely to have his entire army wiped out.
"Heaven will not favor the rebels." Jin Shenghuan took a deep breath and said, "The general is wise, and the ambush troops who rebelled will never be large. Now we withdraw from the siege and go north. We must first annihilate this ambush. The morale of the defenders will be greatly affected.
.It’s just that Minato’s siege has reached its final moments. Do you want to wait until I can give it another try and win it?”
Ma Jinzhong shook his head and said: "General, I think that the main force can't help you contain the defenders now, and the opportunity to attack the city has been lost. Besides, the defenders have so many young men coming to the city for reinforcements. Are you really confident, Huchen, to break through Nanshui Gate? Forget it.
Come on! Just follow the general's arrangements, retreat to the camp, monitor the Suizhou defenders, and don't let them leave the city to join the ambush!"
Jin Shenghuan looked up to the sky and sighed, indeed, the fighter plane was lost.
"That's all, retreat to the camp!"
Unfortunately, countless officers and soldiers died under the water gate, and an offensive that they were determined to win ended in failure. Now Jin Shenghuan could only put his hope in the north, hoping that General Zuo could successfully annihilate the ambush of the Chuang Army.
The number of ambush soldiers must not be large!
Ma Jinzhong and Jin Shenghuan's guesses are actually close to the truth. Zuo Liangyu's adviser Dong Yuan persuaded him like this:
"General, there are at most 20,000 Chuangni soldiers. In Zaoyang, we have wiped out one Chuangni army. Together with the soldiers and horses guarding the city, the ambush force is probably only two or three thousand people. There is no need to withdraw the siege troops.
At most, deal with the nearly 20,000 people!"
This guess was based on the fact that the Chuang army only had 20,000 troops. Naturally, Dong Yuan did not know that Li Laiheng had been reinforced by nearly 10,000 troops from the three battalions of He Jin, Liu Xiyao, and Lin Chengcheng.
The number of troops heading north to ambush was close to ten thousand, and they were all composed of capable cavalry and artillery. Although the infantry trained by Miao Lichen and Lin were slightly weaker, their combat effectiveness was considerable.
Finally, Zuo Liangyu did not assume the same optimistic direction as Dong Yuan. The uneasiness in his heart became stronger and stronger. The unexpected discovery of this ambush made Zuo Liangyu continue to implement his conjectures.
Is it possible that the Fifth Battalion of Gezuo is no longer in Wuchang?
He did not dare to rely on his superiors. He would rather give up the opportunity to attack the city and withdraw the main force of the siege. First, he would deal with all the ambush troops who were rushing to attack the city, and then turn around and go back to attack the city.
If the field battle goes well, the morale of the defenders will definitely plummet, and it will be easier to attack the city.
Zuo Liangyu wore armor all over and mounted his war horse. He had a hunch that this field battle might be a more important battle than Agate Mountain.
"No, Li Laiheng is a cunning and cunning thief, and he must not be treated as a common thief. Except for the two troops of Ma Jinzhong and Jin Shenghuan who stayed in the camp to monitor the defenders, all the other troops will follow me north to meet the enemy!
"
Deputy Commander-in-Chief Li Guoying also mounted his war horse. He analyzed the strength of the Chuang army many times and said to Zuo Liangyu: "The Suizhou garrison seems to be less than 10,000 people. Based on this calculation, the ambush army of Chuang is very likely to have
The number of seven or eight thousand should not be underestimated."
Zuo Liangyu nodded. He also recognized this number, so he decided to mobilize all 20,000 troops to go north to meet the enemy.
Twenty thousand people... should be enough to annihilate that ambush in a field battle.